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ERNEST XVI. VVITCOOH, 0F SRXNGFELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

UMBRELLA,

messer..

Application led July 3, 1918.

To all wlw/1i 'it mg/l/ (foncern:

Be it known that l, ERNEST Wfl-11reooN, a citizen of the Unied Sintes of America7 residing er Springfield, in the county or' Hampden and Connnonwenltb of Mnssncbuses, have invenreil certain new nud useful .improvements in Umbrellas. n. specification of which follows.

This invention relaes to ixnproveniens in the construction of umbrellas. The object of 'the invention is o provide n device for quicklj.Y repairing the umbrella should a break occur et any one of the joints, either :it the top part of the staff or handle', or nt the poinrJ of pivotal connection of a brace with n rib, or et. the point of pivotal oonnecivon between n brace and the runner.

The invention comprises e clip device which is designed to be quielrljr secured to the pirolnl ond oi e brace or rib for el rncbing elle rib or brace ifo the iixed collar at the opper end of the stai? or to the runner, or for nttechino' e brace to the rib, should the brace or rib become broken at its pivotal connecting point. lt is n Well known fact that elle joint or pivo'nl connecting ends of n rib or brnce in umbrellas frequently become broken and that in orcler ro repair faire seine it is necessary So prncicnlly disnienile the entire article. ln the present invention it .is not necessary to even remove tbe Wire from the fined coller or runner which forms the pivotal connection between rile upper enrsof the ribs and tbe inner ends or' tile runner. Should the end of n rib or brace in which the eye is located become broken it is only necessary o ntecln the clip ai'. rlie :the collar, or runner, es will describeil,

depending of course Where lie brezil: oceurs.

Referring to tbe flr" Figure l is n rieten sid-e view oi' tbe ropniring clip, :i portion being in section on flic line -l of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is n View showing n portion o? ille freine work of :in iunbrelln.- and the manner fof using ille repairing clip ntizicbefl *no i-lie xed eollzir, ille runner and to lie brace" bere it connected to the rib.

Fig. 3 i-s` nn enlarged clenil plan 7view of the fixed collar, or runner, illusereiing ille annular linneo with tbe recesses berein incl showing e clip on the end of e rib, or brace, about to be ettecliefl to the coller or runner.

Fig. 4 is e detail sectional View on the Specification of Letters Patent.

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one of the ribs, and 5 one of the braces; 6 is .is e vievv of the clip, as n Whole, ther. is to be used for attaching a broken rifb or brace to he collar or runner, or to each ober. This clip is `preferably formed from n blank ofl This blankthin .sheet metal es mild steel. is designed for the purpose of crimping or )bending around an enel of a brace or rib sbonlcl tbe eye portion become broken, as shown in Figs. 2,' 3, Il, 5, and 6; elle bene or crimped end which is folded around n brera` is shown et 6, one side being carried over info the inside of the channel portion of lie rib., or brace as shown in Fig. e et 'Z for elle purpose of forming e. cylinelrcei shaped borrel portion 8 to prevent the clip from slipping on the 'brace or rib. This eylindrienl sliepefl portion snbsennielly fills the Y nsnei channel portion of e brace or rib. 'wie onier end of ilie clip is splir to ferne the lingers 9 snol l0, en their outer encls ere seperered and enrvecl inward toward eee, einer te lern; fille attaching' books il l. enfl i4 designate elle ring` or" Wire which is secured in lie annuler channel., or groove l57 or' "alle renner or @veel coller. Sbonlcl lie enel of tire brace or become in wliiel. *.lie eye leen* elle E5 is etecbe iliereo, es sbs, i 6; tbe lingers 9 sofi i0 are opened es sliewn in Fig. 5, the lioolrs li nml l2 are pesserl over the ring i3, vthe ring.: 1S is 'dien slipped over lie enlarged porsion if? frein its position es shown in. 5 to thee sliown in o, whereby elle end l2 will 'o lie ring 18 end hooks li l securelyv renin the breee or rib etreclierl lo the fixed coller, or runner, shown in 3. The seine operation is carried out in esiacliing e.- brece to e rib should elast enel of a brace bee/orne broken.

From this Lieseripeion il; will be seen that lieve produced e singole eno inexpensive device :for quickly repeiringg e. broken rib or 

